Rajesh & Charle Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajesh and Charle appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1981 and 1997. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thanneer Thanneer (1981 — 8.4/10). Films span Thanneer Thanneer (1981) through Pongalo Pongal (1997).
The Rajesh & Charle partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Vaaname Ellai (1992). They didn't share a set between 1984 and 1992. From Thanneer Thanneer (1981) to Pongalo Pongal (1997).
The work is uneven: Thanneer Thanneer (8.4) at one end, Pongalo Pongal (4.0) at the other. Achamillai Achamillai (1984, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Thanneer Thanneer; the 1990s to Vaaname Ellai. Rajesh acted in every film; Charle acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1980s brought 2 films together, anchored by Thanneer Thanneer (8.4/10).
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.3/10.
- Thanneer Thanneer
- Achamillai Achamillai
- Vaaname Ellai
- Pongalo Pongal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 16 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Pongalo Pongal, Charle kept going for 71 more films; Rajesh stepped back.
Before Thanneer Thanneer, Rajesh had starred in 3 films, including Nan Nanedhan (1980) and Thanimaram (1980).
After Pongalo Pongal, Rajesh went on to appear in 25 more films, including Autograph (2004) and Dharma Durai (2016).
Thanneer Thanneer was Charle's acting debut.
After Pongalo Pongal, Charle went on to appear in 71 more films, including Papanasam (2015) and Joe (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajesh & Charle's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Charlie is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. Charlie appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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